Palettes / Colors / #FFBB9A

#FFBB9A — Light Vivid Orange

#FFBB9A is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #FFBB9A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FFBB9A is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99DDFF; it also sits naturally between #FF99AA and #FFEE99. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 73% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FFBB9A

.text { color: #FFBB9A; }
.background { background-color: #FFBB9A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBB9A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 187, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBB9A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 187, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBB9A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 187, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBB9A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBB9A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99DDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBB9A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBB9A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FFBB9A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFBB9A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBB99  ·  #FFBB9B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBB9A?

#FFBB9A is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 187, 154). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBB9A?

#FFBB9A is RGB 255, 187, 154 — HSL 20°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBB9A?

Its complement is #99DDFF; analogous partners are #FF99AA and #FFEE99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBB9A for text?

Black text on #FFBB9A has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.